I have a 1983 240D with almost 250,000 miles on it and the engine seems to be in fine running order. It doesn't consume any oil, which quite surprises me, and has not, to my knowledge, been rebuilt. I'm the third owner. I have been driving it for almost a year with no trouble, mostly suburban driving, but I've taken a few 4-hour trips to VT and ME. I have had the splines on the output shaft of my transmission fail, luckily I was close to home. I'm looking for trouble other people have run into to see if I can maybe avoid them.

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1983 240D 3.0T 4-speed manual, now sold

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition